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Board reviews policy updates on restraint, isolation and special-education evaluations
Summary
Trustees examined multiple policy updates including changes to special-education procedures (policy 2161) and critical revisions to policy 3246 that emphasize restraint and isolation only as emergency interventions of last resort, with new bans on practices that restrict breathing or blood flow.
The board considered a package of policy updates and first-read materials. The superintendent and staff reviewed policy 1320 (temporary suspension/retirement of policies), a new retirement procedure policy and substantive updates to special-education policy 2161, which reflects changes to evaluation timelines and parental access per recently cited House legislation.
A focal point was policy 3246, described as a "critical" update. The superintendent summarized: "The central purpose of 32 46 is to ensure that restraint isolation remaining emergency interventions of last resort, used only when reasonably necessary to prevent an imminent likelihood of serious harm, not as a discipline, punishment, or convenience." The proposed changes also remove language on chemical and mechanical restraints and add bans on restraint practices that restrict breathing or blood flow. Board members asked clarifying questions about implementation and safety training; staff said the updates are intertwined with other policies and that special-services leadership reviewed the changes.
